Cognitive Training Program to Enhance Aphasia Therapy (Co-TrEAT)
Study Title: Cognitive Training Program to Enhance Aphasia Therapy (Co-TrEAT)
Summary: Recent research has highlighted the importance of focusing on both content (language representations) and process (e.g., working memory) in rehabilitation. In Co-TrEAT, memory training (using the N-Igma program developed by Dr. Eskes’ team) is combined with a sound-based anomia treatment (i.e., Phonological Components Analysis, developed by Leonard, Rochon & Laird) to improve the communication abilities of stroke survivors with aphasia. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility, usability, and efficacy of targeting both language and memory deficits in a combined treatment approach. The ultimate aim of this study is to enhance language recovery in individuals with aphasia.
Funded by: Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (CPSR)
Co-Investigators: E. Rochon; C. Leonard; G. Eskes; S. Black
http://brainlab.ca/team.html
https://www.dal.ca/diff/eskes.html
https://www.canadianstroke.ca/en
Summary: Recent research has highlighted the importance of focusing on both content (language representations) and process (e.g., working memory) in rehabilitation. In Co-TrEAT, memory training (using the N-Igma program developed by Dr. Eskes’ team) is combined with a sound-based anomia treatment (i.e., Phonological Components Analysis, developed by Leonard, Rochon & Laird) to improve the communication abilities of stroke survivors with aphasia. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility, usability, and efficacy of targeting both language and memory deficits in a combined treatment approach. The ultimate aim of this study is to enhance language recovery in individuals with aphasia.
Funded by: Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery (CPSR)
Co-Investigators: E. Rochon; C. Leonard; G. Eskes; S. Black
http://brainlab.ca/team.html
https://www.dal.ca/diff/eskes.html
https://www.canadianstroke.ca/en